According to an article in today’s Statesman, due to ongoing drought conditions here in Austin, the City will be cracking down on water usage in a few unusual ways. “Stage 2″ water bans will go into effect September 6, and include:
- No water served at restaurants, unless requested by the customer
- No outdoor fountains, unless required to keep fish and other sea-creatures alive
- No washing your sidewalk or driveway
- No charity car-washes
The $475 ticket for violations should deter most from engaging in these rather absurd water abuses (seriously, fountains tauntingly bubbling in the middle of a drought is just egregious), but we at Shoestring Austin beg the question: who actually washes their sidewalk/driveway? Further, what gets your sidewalk or driveway so dirty that you can’t just sweep it clean?!
To all you water-wasters out there, we say FOR SHAME. We’re looking at you, One Congress Plaza! (Click here for some artsy photos of this water-waste in action down at 111 Congress, via Michael Tuuk Photography.)
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And yet today, the fountains were going strong in the Domain. I actually wondered about it. Nice post!
Yeah, I don’t get the fountains. This ain’t Las Vegas, peeps. Conserve water or face the fines. Although honestly, the $475 fine is probably no skin off The Domain’s nose — or anyone else paying for this kind of water waste. Should be more like $475,000!